furious

(fyʊr'ē-əs)
adj.

1. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
2. Suggestive of extreme anger in action or appearance; fierce. See synonyms at angry.
3. Full of activity; energetic or rapid: the furious pace of the trading floor.

[Middle English, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus, from furia, fury. See fury.]

furiously fu'ri·ous·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Full of or marked by extreme anger: irate, ireful, rabid, wrathful. Idioms: fit to be tied, foaming at the mouth, in aragetemper, in a towering rage. See feelings.
2. Extreme in degree, strength, or effect: desperate, fierce, intense, terrible, vehement, violent. See big/small/amount, strong/weak.
3. Intensely violent in sustained velocity: fierce, heavy, high, strong. See strong/weak.

adj

Definition: angry, very mad
Antonyms: cheerful, elated, excited, exhilarated, happy, pleased

adj

Definition: stormy, turbulent
Antonyms: calm, mild, moderate, peaceful, quiet

IN BRIEF: Full of wild anger.

I just installed a skylight in my apartment. The people who live above me are furious! — Steven Wright.

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• Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rasende, desperat, voldsom

Nederlands (Dutch)
woedend, laaiend, woest, fel/extreem, onstuimig

Français (French)
adj. - furieux, (fig) acharné, déchaîné (une tempête), effréné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wütend, wild

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μαινόμενος, φρενιασμένος, έξαλλος

Italiano (Italian)
furibondo

idioms:

• be furious    essere furibondo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - furioso

idioms:

• be furious    estar furioso

Русский (Russian)
взбешенный

idioms:

• be furious    гневаться

Español (Spanish)
adj. - enfurecido, furioso, encolerizado, frenético, violento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rasande, våldsam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狂怒的, 吵闹的, 激烈的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 狂怒的, 吵鬧的, 激烈的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성내어 날뛰는, 맹렬한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 激怒した, 怒り狂った, 激しい, 猛烈な, 狂暴な

idioms:

• be furious    激怒した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غاضب , مهتاج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מלא זעם, רוגז, פראי‬

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